A Perfect, Simplistic Depictor of Human Nature

Rating: 10/10 (30 March 2006)

While most survival-horror flicks attempt to establish a small amount of space for the development of characters, human relations, and most importantly human nature, they fall flat on their face. You find yourself caring less and less about the characters themselves, and more and more about when the next most gory death scene will occur.
This is not the case with 28 Days Later.
Danny Boyle, the same fellow who brought us the masterpiece Trainspotting, once again hits the nail on the head with this awesome depiction of human nature at its worst. While the "rage virus" is just that, a virus, one could say that there is underlying social statements in this film. An example of such is at the beginning, when the chimp is being forced to watch media coverage of riots and violent acts being committed between humans.
But beyond this, when the real action begins- and this happens to be quite early on in the film- it simply does not end. There is not a single twenty-minute gap that I can think of in the film where a zombie is not seen, or where an altercation of some sort does not take place.
The people killing people line, as well, was quite perfectly scripted and well-delivered.
All in all, the film proved to be quite valuable on several levels. I couldn't have written, filmed, acted, or directed it better myself. 10/10.